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Ye would not take my mercy when I offered it; and now it is too late." Therewith he unlaced his helmet, and took it off; but Abellius, in dismal fear, struggled to his feet, and fled, until Sir Tor overtook him, and smote off his head entirely with one blow. "Now, sir," said the damsel, "it is near night, I pray ye come and lodge at my castle hard by."
Then did he bid him yield to his mercy. "That will I not," replied Abellius, "while my life lasteth and my soul is in my body, unless thou give me first the hound." "I cannot," said Sir Tor, "and will not, for it was my quest to bring again that hound and thee unto King Arthur, or otherwise to slay thee."
With that there came a damsel riding on a palfrey, as fast as she could drive, and cried out to Sir Tor with a loud voice, "I pray thee, for King Arthur's love, give me a gift." "Ask," said Sir Tor, "and I will give thee." "Grammercy," said the lady, "I ask the head of this false knight Abellius, the most outrageous murderer that liveth." "I repent me of the gift I promised," said Sir Tor.
I require my gift of thee as a true knight, or else will I shame thee in King Arthur's court; for this Abellius is the falsest knight alive, and a murderer of many." When Abellius heard this, he trembled greatly, and was sore afraid, and yielded to Sir Tor, and prayed his mercy. "I cannot now, Sir knight," said he, "lest I be false to my promise.
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